He was offered a job as the GM of the Boston Red Sox. Not only is this an opportunity to be a GM of a great baseball club, but had he taken this job, he would have been the highest paid GM in baseball. He took the offer at first, and then quickly realized why he should turn it down. "I made one decision based on Money in my life and that was to go to the New York Mets instead of Stanford- and I promised I'd never do it again" (Lewis 280). Billy originally took the job to prove he was a good GM and not for the money. However, he soon came to realization that he had already proved himself and if he took the job it would just be for the money. That is the reason he turned down the highest paying GM job in baseball history.
Sunday, May 18, 2014
How Billy Faired Afterwards
Just this week I have finished reading Money Ball and I would say it was one of the best books I have ever read! I was going to write I review about this book, but instead something in the end of the book happened that I have to write about. In case you have failed to notice what I named this post, I am righting about what happened to Billy after the story (around 2002). He was given an opportunity to make history.
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It's nice that you wrote a post about this for that reason. Being inclined means you had interest in your book.
ReplyDeleteI've read part of this book and I really enjoyed it. The movie is awesome and recommend that you go and see it.
ReplyDeleteI love how you explain the story quickly, so that even someone who hasn't read the book can join in the conversation. Would you have done the same thing if you were in his place?
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